NV’s Jordan Windmon grabs parish MVP honors

North Vermilion senior Jordan Windmon was recognized as the Vermilion Parish MVP and Abbeville head coach Berwick Hamilton earned coach of the year honors in the parish.
Windmon led the Patriots to a berth in the Class 3A playoffs after finishing second in the District 6-3A standings in the regular season.
The senior guard was also recognized as the district MVP. His tenacity on defense and relentlessness when attacking the rim proved to be a spark for the squad under head coach Jack LeBlanc.
“He was our best defender and as a senior he was very accepting of his role as far as the challenge of guarding the other team’s best player,” LeBlanc said. “We put him in the high post and he was willing to accept that role. It put him closer to the basket. He was able to score a lot of points in transition because of his defense and quickness.”
Windmon played plethora of roles for the team and led by example, according to LeBlanc.
“Jordan was a quiet guy,” LeBlanc said. “He wasn’t an outspoken guy. He did a good job of accepting his role; accepting the task that was given to him. That was the best trait about his leadership; as a senior, always willing to do what’s best for the team. I’m going to miss him.”
Joining Windmon on the All-Parish First Team is teammate Mike Bessard, Abbeville’s Isaiah Antoine and Dre’vian Evans and Vermilion Catholic freshman Tre’vian Lane.
Bessard was the leading scorer for the Patriots on the year and proved to be an inside and outside presence on a team that lacked true size. The senior was a matchup nightmare for teams regularly and provided smothering defensive pressure along with Windmon on the perimeter.
Antoine led the Wildcats in scoring and was awarded the MVP of the Yuletide Tournament in December. He possessed the ability to stretch the floor and hit 3-pointers, as well as putting the ball on the floor to attack the basket.
Antoine and Evans were the main catalysts for the Wildcats winning the district and earning a No. 20 seed in the playoffs.
Evans was the floor general and an extension of coach Hamilton on the floor. His unselfishness helped elevate the Wildcats from the doldrums of an 0-7 start to the success they garnered at the end of the year.
Lane, a freshman, showed extreme versatility and an ability hit perimeter shots; a skill that few players with his size at his age possess. He was asked to do a lot for a young VC squad and delivered for the Eagles.
Hamilton led the Wildcats to a 9-1 district record and to a playoff matchup against Booker T. Washington.
After starting 0-7, the Wildcats won 17 out of their next 20 games to close the year out.